FEBRUARY 2017 Sub. Code: 1531
DIPLOMA IN OPTOMETRY TECHNOLOGY
FIRST YEAR
PAPER I OCULAR ANATOMY, OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY, OCULAR
PHARMACOLOGY, OCULAR MICROBIOLOGY
Q.P. Code: 841531
Time Three Hours Maximum 100 Marks
Answer All questions.
I. Elaborate on: x 10 30)
1. Neatly draw the structure of eyeball and label the parts. Discuss in detail
about anatomy of middle coat of eyeball.
2. Discuss in detail about Photo Transduction Cascade, in which light energy
is converted into receptor potential with suitable diagrams and flowcharts.
3. Discuss in detail about the various routes of drug administration, their
advantages and disadvantages.
II. Write notes on: (10 x 5 50)
1. Chambers of eye
2. Enumerate extraocular voluntary muscles of eye, their action, blood supply
and nerve supply.
3. Lacrimal apparatus.
4. Visual pathway
5. Errors of Refraction.
6. Classify Quinolones, their mechanism of action, uses and adverse effects.
7. Enumerate Mydriatics, their mechanism of action, uses and adverse effects.
8. Define Sterilisation and various methods involved in Sterilisation.
9. Define Gram's stain. Discuss in detail about the Principle and Procedure
of Gram's stain.
10. Discuss in detail about life cycle of Entamoeba Histolytica and various
disease caused by Entamoeba.
III. Short answers on: (10 x 2 20)
1. Enumerate four refracting media of eyeball through which light enters.
2. Define Cataract. What are all the methods used for correction of Cataract.
3. Nasociliary nerve.
4. Ophthalmoscopy.
5. Macula Lutea.
6. What is Color Blindness? Mention two causes for Color Blindness.
7. Schrimer's test.
8. Enumerate four microbes causing Diarrhoea.
9. Enumerate four microbes causing Keratitis.
10. Polio vaccine.